clay

But all the sober talk in the world can’t rival one spot-on dig when it comes to kicking the clay feet of would-be dictators.

She missed some tournaments early in the year with a foot injury before claiming a maiden clay title at a WTA 125 event in Paris.

The grass and flowers are used as decoration for the ceremonies during which the beans are roasted over an open fire, ground and then brewed in a clay pot.

They are about 3.5bn years old and are a type of rock called mudstone, which is fine-grained rock formed from clays.

The most beautiful object in the room is a large clay vessel, just over two feet tall, commanding a spot right inside the entry.